“You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?” Aunty Ifeka said. “Your life belongs to you and you alone.”

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”

“Choose your words carefully, even the words you think, because they become seeds, and seeds become history.”

“None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.”

“In quoting others, we cite ourselves.”

“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”

“I cannot let the fear of the past color the future.”

“We hunt the flame, the light in the darkness, the good this world deserves.”